Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-02-25
BADGER PICKISGS.

Iron has been discovered near Rhine
lander.
The Brown county insane asylum now
has 81 inmates.
The Fond du Lac blast furnace has
been leased to Chicago capitalists.
For stealing chickens Frank Conroy
has been sent to Waupun for three years.
AT Fond du Lac hay on the streets is
very scarce and very high, farmers ask
ing So to $14 per ton.
The material of the Herald newspaper
Office, at Oconomowoc, is advertised for
sale, under chattel mortgage.
The rain of the past few days flooded
the mines Eear Shullsburg, and compelled
the suspension of work.
Delevan lake will have q new steamboat
next spring.
Recently Milwaukee fremen had seven
calls in twenty hours.
Ashland is to have a $2Os,0OO blast
furnace by November next.
Appleton capitalists have organized a
company called the Jay Gould. They
will explore for iron near Sunday lake.
Business men at Portage are consider
ing the advisability of giving $4,000 to
|. w. York h Son to start -four mill
thsrs.
Ia one day last week there were sixty
five cars on the track at Amigo, waiting
for distribution. They covered about
one-half mile of track.
The wooden mills at Neenah, in order
that they may get better water power,
shut down afternoons and run from to
O'Clock at night.
Great alarm was created on Sunday, at
Lancaster, Wisconsin, by flames in the
insane asylum, frame structure, which
cost $28,O Ninety-eight patients were
safely taken out. The damage will not
exceed $500.
Nsenah ladies are interested in the or
ganization of an industrial school for
girls.
The premium list for the next state
fair will be s25,ose larger than ever be-
fore offered.
The Milwaukee house of correction is
nearly sslf-supporting. The chair fac
tory last year made profit of $500
A Watsrtovn firm has contracted with
a Milwaukee brick firm to furnish $50, 900
brick to be used in rebuilding the shops
recently burned.
The G. A. R. men of Portage object to
the use in the public schools of Barnes
history of the United States. They claim
it is full of prejudice.
The largest weeks run ever made by the
blast furnace in Depere was that of the
first week in February. The total product
was 3T7 tons of iron.
In one day fifteen tramps were released
from jail in Appleton. Most of them re-
mainsd in town in order to procure losg-
ing By being locked up again.
Appleton pioneers will celsbrats Fel
ruary %.
Green Bay has arranged to commence
a system of sewerage.
Milwaukee retail coal dealers have ad-
vanced the prices dollar ton.
1t Is proposed TO establ ish a produce
market at Racine.
1t is proposed at Black River Falls to
raise the saloon license fee from $500 to
$500.
The Odd Fellows of waupaca have de-
cided to erect a handsome building in the
spring.
While cutting pine near Hayward, re-
Gently, the men found a tree which coz
tanned two fuli-grown bears and three
small ones.
Three brokerage establishments are
dealing in mining stock at Eau Claire.
and it Is said that investors may be num-
bered by hundreds.
A large force of railroad men is at work
On the docks for the Chicago, BuriiEg-
ton 4 Northern new summer bridge
across the river at Wincua-
The newiy-organized Y. NJ c. A. at
Waukesha has rented the second door of
the Angravs building, which win be fur
nished and kept open day and evening.
Arno Moore has been appointed general
secretary.